Illustration/Animation/Design

Why's the site called 'Everything But Work'?

Simple: I like doing creative things. Whether it's drawing, making music, coming up with stories, collaborating with friends, or just daydreaming about future things I'd like to try. I don't consider it work at all because I actually enjoy it. Plus, doing this isn’t part of my day job so, it’s pretty much everything I do when not at the 9 to 5.

So, what is my dream job?

I used to think that being a creative full time was the dream, but if people give me money there’d probably be some kind of expectation & I’d lose the fun of the creative part because I’d be pressured to deliver a product for a certain demographic/for mass consumption within certain guidelines or I’d be a part of a team that works on a product that I’m not personally invested in so it wouldn’t be very different than punching the clock at any other job. The world has changed & the media landscape has too. I don’t have any big connects in the studios, I don’t network, not into social media very much, & I’m not in a position where the people that hold the meetings see the value of my ideas. Sure, I’d like to add my voice to the larger conversation and add what I feel is missing rather than tear down the works of others (there’s also enough media out there that I can opt to ignore things too) but, I also feel like my time has passed given where things are right now, yet at the same time - the tools to make music, draw, or anything else that I want to do are easily available so I can create purely for the love of it/for the sake of expression without my livelihood being on the line. That said, I aspire to be free from day job obligations & retire as soon as possible so I can spend more of my life making the things I want whenever the muse strikes.